Archives for December 2014

SERIOUSLY?!!! WTF
"A beautifully smooth ball pen designed specifically for women. The pink barrel has a great floral design that continues onto the metal cone. Super smooth Easy Glide ink & a cushioned grip make writing with this pen ultra comfortable!"
How did I a) miss this and b) how the fuck are they STILL on sale.
Won't be buying anything from BiC again.
Ellen … [Read more...]

Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life from an Addiction to Film
Patton Oswalt
Scribner
Pub Date Jan 6 2015
I first came across Patton Oswalt in July 2000 at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire, where he was acting as support act and ' between-songs banter ' provider for Aimee Mann and Micheal Penn. It was a terrific gig and I liked Oswalt immediately. Since that time I've … [Read more...]

Set myself a total of 50 reads this year, and have done that so I'm quite pleased, But, of those what really rocked my boat? The Booker threw up some interesting stuff. I've not yet gotten around to the winner but I thought Howard Jacobsen – J [my review] was certainly amongst the best he'd written, if not the best. Part dystopian love story, part comment on anti-Semitism (and … [Read more...]

Lost and Found
Brooke Davis
Random House UK, Cornerstone
UK Pub Date: Jan 29 2015
Due out in January, there is already a head of steam behind Australian Brooke Davis' debut novel Lost and Found. It's already been a smash at home and I strongly suspect it will be a big hit in the UK too Believe me, one of your friends will either buy you this or recommend you read it during … [Read more...]